The Story Of Double-Amputee Pro Skater Felipe Nunes | SKATE TALES S2

Felipe Nunes is a 22-year old skater from Curitiba in Brazil. Aged just six, he lost both legs while playing on train tracks. 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Who Is Felipe Nunes? 2:10 - How Felipe Lost His Legs 4:00 - Skateboarding Enters Felipe’s Life 5:16 - Felipe & Madars Skate A Local Park 7:38 - Skate Life With Felipe In Brazil 9:48 - Felipe’s Contest Trophies 10:14 - Getting The Cover Of Thrasher 10:38 - Taking 2nd Place At Xames With A Broken Hand 12:00 - Madars & Felipe Bomb Hills 13:01 - Curitiba DIY Spot 13:37 - How Felipe Learned Tricks 16:13 - Living With No Legs 19:00 - Skatepark Session 21:08 - Doing The Loop With Tony Hawk 22:33 - Street Skating In Curitiba 24:30 - What Does Skateboarding Mean To Felipe? After five years in a wheelchair, he was given a longboard to get around on. That longboard would become a skateboard- and the rest is history. In a short space of time he was competing in and winning contests against all-comer